• Rosecroft Begonia Gardens, Point Loma, California # 
FIBROUS BEGONIAS—Tree Form 
Type, Coralline Lucerne 
(25c, 50c and up, unless otherwise mentioned) 
These Begonias are big growers with branching tops, 
leaves broad at base, long and pointed, blooms in large 
pendant clusters; though they grow fifteen feet, they 
bloom from cuttings at less than a foot. 
CORALLINE LUCERNE. The largest of all, flowers in 
immense clusters deep pink to red, foliage dark green 
upper and red under, sometimes spotted. 
PRESIDENT CARNOT. Similar to LUCERNE but with 
lighter foliage unspotted, except in young shoots, 
blooms brilliant red and longer in form. 
N. B. Other names such as Yosemite and Flammarion 
are often given to this Begonia or to others so like it 
that the difference is not apparent to the average 
person. 
HELEN. Similar to Carnot but with white blooms. $1.00. 
DE LESSEPS. Similar but not so tall a grower and with 
pink tinted almost white flowers, foliage often quite 
spotted. 
ROSSI. Much lighter foliage with a bronzy cast, flowers 
a light pink. 50c up. 
GENEVA. Shorter more bushy grower, leaves rounder and 
more spotted, blooms nearer to pink. 
ARGENTEA GUTTATA. An old very hardy sort, medium 
grower, very shrubby in habit, foliage dark and 
heavily silver spotted; blooms, greenish white. 
ROSECROFT INTRODUCTIONS 
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ORRELL. Seedling of Lucerne, very light green foliage 
handsomely silver spotted, blooms cherry red held 
more erect than the type, a great addition to the 
class. 35c up. 
LUGANO. Another Lucerne seedling branching more freely 
than its parent, leaves smaller and darker, blooms 
deep pink produced with great freedom. 35c up. 
MAYBELLE E. Medium grower, branches well, foliage dark 
heavily silver spotted, blooms begonia red with white 
center to seedpods, very distinctive. 50c. 
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